gloucestershire.gov.uk Register A Death United Kingdom : County Council

Name of the Organization : Gloucestershire County Council
Type of Facility : Register a death
State : Gloucester
Country : United Kingdom

Website : http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/death
Application Form : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/25336-death.pdf

Register A Death :

Deadline for registering a death :
** A death must normally be registered within five days, unless it has been referred to the Coroner, in the registration district in which it took place.

Related : Gloucestershire County Council Register a Birth United Kingdom : www.statusin.org/25333.html

** Please make sure you book an appointment.
** This may not be the same district in which the person had lived.
** You can provide information about a death at any registration office in England or Wales.
** The registration officer will send the information through to be registered in the appropriate district.
** Please bear in mind that this will take a little longer and could delay the funeral.
** You will need to contact the appropriate registration office if you are outside Gloucestershire.

What other information and documents need to be supplied for the registration of a death?
** If the death has not been referred to the Coroner you will require a medical certificate cause of death issued by a doctor – a death cannot be registered without this document.
** All information relating to a registration is obtained by direct personal questioning of the informant.
** Informants are asked to provide supporting documents at registrations to help ensure records are as accurate as possible.
** We would ask that you bring, on a voluntary basis, various forms of documents to support all relevant areas of the register entry e.g. names, addresses, relationships, places and dates of events.

Supporting documents for the deceased :
** Birth Certificate
** Passport
** Driving License
** Proof of Address (utility bill)
** Marriage/Civil Partnership certificates
** Deed Poll
** NHS medical card

Supporting Documents for the Informant :
** Passport
** Driving License
** Proof of Address (utility bill)
** The absence of supporting documents will not prevent the registration from taking place.
** Occupation and the full name and occupation of their spouse or Civil Partner may also be required.

** The registration officer will need to know whether he or she was in receipt of any other government pension, in addition to Social Security benefits.
** The information will then be written into a register, and you will be asked to check all details carefully before signing to say that they are all correct

Who can register a death?
** It is a legal obligation to register a death, and a relative of the person who has died should do this.
** If no relative is available, then it is sometimes possible for someone else to do it.
** This could be someone who was present at the death, for example, a senior member of staff from the establishment in which the death occurred or the person making the funeral arrangements but not the funeral director.

Certificates :
After the death has been registered, the registration officer will issue you with two documents free of charge :
** Certificate for Burial or Cremation (green form)
** This Certificate should given to the funeral director to enable the funeral to take place
** Certificate of Registration of Death (BD8-white form)
** This Certificate is for Social Security purposes.
** Please complete the form and return it to your local Benefits Agency office
** You may also need to purchase death certificates.
** A death certificate is a certified copy of the entry in the register of deaths.

** It is subject to crown copyright and so cannot be photocopied.
** As death certificates may be required by solicitors and financial organisations or for pensions and insurance claims, you may wish to purchase several copies at the time of registration.
** Certificates issued at the time of registering the death will cost £4.00 each.
** Please bring the correct money with you to your appointment.
** You can also order copies of a death certificate onlineOpens new window after the death has been registered at a charge of £10.00.